Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: As September rolls around and all this week we wanted to bring to your attention the Pass it Forward program which provides help to youth in Winnipeg who wish to play hockey but require aid in getting the necessary equipment. The program is in it’s 4th year, they have a brand new website, an active twitter feed @PassItForwardca, and they are giving away a team-signed picture of last season’s opening faceoff. Be sure to check it out.

Jets news:

Jets official site: NHL cancels preseason games in September. A total of 4 Jets games are lost, including the Saskatoon game against the Bruins. With the owners losing these games, you have to wonder what the players will lose down the line.

TSN: How will the Jets line up after the lockout?Good friend to Illegal Curve Dennis Beyak offers up his thoughts on the way the Jets lines might look next season and he rightly adds in a rant about the true victims in this lockout.

ESPN: AHL cautious about lockout boost. One of the biggest beneficiaries of this lockout will be the minor development league, which will give its fans an opportunity to see NHL ready talent, playing for teams like Oklahoma, St. John’s, Syracuse, etc.

Philadelphia Inquirer: After 3 days, no change in NHL lockout. Enough with the posturing. Both sides are losing in the court of public opinion and need to switch their focus to getting a resolution that is somewhat palatable to each side.

New York Post: Locked-out NHL players might hold own games. Just a terrific idea (sarcasm). Personally I think the players are better than this type of traveling All-Star game but if they think it is in their best interest, then they will likely give it a go.

Globe and Mail: A lost NHL season could happen again. The majority of voices talking these days about the possibility of resolution seem to be overwhelmingly pessimistic at the prospect of a short term lockout. Again both sides need to give; owners by perhaps removing deadbeat franchises and the players yielding their 57%.